Metabolism - Clinical and Experimental
Volume 52, Issue 3 , Pages 296-302 , March 2003

Evidence for metabolic and endocrine abnormalities in subjects recovered from anorexia nervosa

Received 15 March 2002 ,Accepted 2 October 2002.

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☆ Supported by the Wellcome Trust.

☆☆ Address reprint requests to Nigel Brown, PhD, Institute of Liver Studies, Kings College Hospital, London, SE5 9RS UK.

PII: S0026-0495(02)05203-4

doi: 10.1053/meta.2003.50067

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